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The 51s' Travis d'Arnaud hit two solo homers. NEXT: 51s at Salt Lake Bees , 5:35 p.m. today, KBAD-AM A peek into Mike McCoy's cramped locker inside the 51s' clubhouse at Cashman Field did not reveal a catcher's mitt.

If the Rockies make a remarkable U-turn, as players staunchly believe ever since the pixie dust days of 2007 and 2009, then Marco Scutaro's clumsy start as their leadoff hitter might become a faded memory.

Vicente Padilla has been a bright spot for the Sox bullpen, which has been MLB's best since late April.

It's raining here in the Charm City, but the storm is moving out to sea, so we should have a baseball game tonight.

Colorado Rockies' Marco Scutaro hangs his head after being tagged out at third by Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager during the sixth inning of an interleague baseball game, Friday, May 18, 2012, in Denver.

May 18, 2012; Philadelphia, PA USA; Boston Red Sox shortstop Mike Aviles doubles in the top of the 1st inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Bobby Valentine isn't satisfied with his leadoff hitters .

Tracy Ringolsby is a Hall of Fame baseball writer. He is in his 37th year covering Major League Baseball, is a co-founder of Baseball America, and is in his fourth year as pregame and postgame analyst for Colorado Rockies games on Root Sports.

By JIM LITKE AP Sports Columnist It came down to a last shot and who was going to take it, an all-too-familiar dilemma for the Miami Heat.

Don't Blame Valentine, blame Larry Lucchino, Ben Cherington and the departed Theo Epstein for this mess.

After a 15-9 loss to the New York Yankees on April 21, it didn't seem like anyone in the Red Sox bullpen was capable of performing their job.

The Rockies' Marco Scutaro is out at first after grounding out to third in the second inning Friday night.

Bryan LaHair has been the power in the Cubs offense. He's come through in big situations and appears to be firmly entrenched in the middle of the Chicago lineup.

It's been a busy day for the Red Sox with roster moves galore. Kevin Youkilis is on the disabled list, Lars Anderson is in the minors, and Will Middlebrooks and Clayton Mortensen have joined the team to replace them.

Here are the lineups: RED SOX Aviles SS Sweeney RF Pedroia 2B Gonzalez 1B Ortiz DH Ross LF Saltalamacchia C Middlebrooks 3B Byrd CF Pitching: RHP Daniel Bard ATHLETICS Crisp LF Pennington SS Reddick RF Cespedes CF Smith DH Ka'aihue 1B Suzuki C Inge 3B Sogard 2B Pitching: RHP Brandon McCarthy Game time: 7:10 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI Athletics vs.

The Red Sox are set to sign pitcherA Mark Prior A reports Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com viaA Twitter.

The Red Sox are calling up Aaron Cook , but haven't done it just yet, as he pitched three days ago and isn't ready to go.

Boston Herald Sports Writer Patriots beat writer John Tomase joined the Herald in 2005 after six years covering the Red Sox.

As it became clear that the Red Sox were not about to make a splash in the offseason, particularly in the starting pitching market, Ben Cherington came under a good deal of fire.

Judging players on minor league statistics is considered a most inexact science.